Note Mark has Broken Access Control on Asset Download
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Note Mark is an open-source note-taking application. In versions 0.19.1 and prior, the asset download endpoint at /api/notes/{noteID}/assets/{assetID} is registered without authentication middleware, and the backend query does not verify ownership or book visibility. An unauthenticated user who knows a valid note ID and asset ID can retrieve the full contents of private note assets without authentication, regardless of whether the associated book is public or private. This issue has been fixed in version 0.19.2.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| enchant97 | note-mark | before 0.19.2 | 0.19.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/enchant97/note-mark/backend (Go) | before 0.0.0-20260411145023-6593898855ad | 0.0.0-20260411145023-6593898855ad | Patch available | GHSA-p5w6-75f9-cc2p |
- note-mark Vendorenchant97 Affected before 0.19.2 Fixed in 0.19.2 Patch available CNA
- github.com/enchant97/note-mark/backend (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.0.0-20260411145023-6593898855ad Fixed in 0.0.0-20260411145023-6593898855ad Patch available GHSA-p5w6-75f9-cc2p
Remediation
- Fix · CNA note-mark (enchant97) Fixed in 0.19.2
- Fix · GHSA-p5w6-75f9-cc2p github.com/enchant97/note-mark/backend (Go) Fixed in 0.0.0-20260411145023-6593898855ad Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-40265
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p5w6-75f9-cc2p
References
More enchant97 vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-32452 Note Mark: JWT Secret Weakness allows Full Account Takeover via token forgery CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-30126 Note Mark: OIDC-registered users authenticated by submitting password "null" CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2026-29056 Note Mark has Stored XSS via Unrestricted Asset Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-37275 Note Mark: Path traversal via unsanitized book/note slug in migrate export (sibling of GHSA-g49p) CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-32451 Note Mark: Arbitrary File Write via Path Traversal in Asset Names Leading to Remote Code Execution CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-37276 Note Mark: Unauthenticated disclosure of soft-deleted note metadata via deleted=true on public books in note-mark CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-40265 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-40265 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p5w6-75f9-cc2p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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